How to Use overstuff in a Sentence

overstuff

verb

• Don’t overstuff the blossoms, and be sure to twist the top of the blossom so the stuffing won’t leak out.
  — Caron Golden, Pacific San Diego Magazine, 18 May 2017
• Just be sure not to overstuff the bags, which will prevent the bras from getting fully clean.
  — Jolie Kerr, Cosmopolitan, 6 Aug. 2015
• Warming the tortillas, along with making sure not to overstuff them, will keep the shells from splitting.
  — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 9 Aug. 2017
• But first, a few sandwich best practices: Don’t overstuff.
  — Becky Krystal, The Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2019
• In order to achieve the best clean possible, do not overstuff the machine when washing sheets.
  — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2022
• Yes—both the songs and the set, at times, seemed overstuffed: with performers, with musical numbers, and with plot points to be hit, sung, spun, and moved on from.
  — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2023
• The rice wrappers can tear easily, so be careful not to overstuff them.
  — Rachel Ng, Outside Online, 5 June 2021
• The caramelized sweet potato doesn’t overstuff things either - and played well with the goat cheese, Swiss, arugula and griddle-toasted slices of Dave’s Killer Bread.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 4 Apr. 2022
• Some reviewers mention zippers that come unzipped when the bag is packed full, so be sure not to overstuff!
  — Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping, 26 Aug. 2022
• To wear one as well as the unofficial mayor of Toronto, just keep remember not to overstuff it.
  — Liza Corsillo, GQ, 30 Aug. 2017
• Put about ½ cup filling onto each circle (don’t overstuff).
  — Mary Bergin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2021
• Lesson number two: Avoid overstuffing duffel bags to the point of them being mistaken for body bags.
  — Katie James Watkinson, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2023
• First, don’t overstuff the machine; aim to leave half to a quarter of the drum empty, which will allow water and detergent to fully penetrate and clean the textiles.
  — Jolie Kerr, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2020
• Is Everything Everywhere All at Once the zeitgeist movie of the year, or overstuffed multiverse nonsense?
  — Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2023
• But as a cursory read of any OBX season 2 summary will reveal, the story was already overstuffed.
  — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 25 Feb. 2023
• Thankfully, though, in a period when artists have been overstuffing albums with tracks to maximize the impact of streaming statistics on the charts, Vol. 1 weighs in at a lean nine songs.
  — Carl Wilson, Slate Magazine, 5 May 2017
• Their torsos look like Christmas stockings overstuffed with clementines.
  — Leah Beckmann, The Cut, 21 June 2018
• The main reading room is a little overstuffed with stacks, obscuring the grand, handsome space that Christoff has created and filled with elegant, bespoke furniture.
  — Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2023
• That and stepping on that squeaking Sophie the Giraffe, running our hands raw cleaning bottles, and overstuffing diaper bags until both our backs were forced out of alignment.
  — Elyssa Friedland, chicagotribune.com, 9 June 2018
• When using a tumble dryer, do not overstuff the load.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2026
• Giant mesh bags overstuffed with porous Parazoa dangle from its sides.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
• The key is finding a set that can withstand being consistently overstuffed, and these meet the mark.
  — Kayla Blanton, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
• Do not press the stuffing in or overstuff the bird and be sure to stuff your turkey just before roasting.
  — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 7 Nov. 2025